^tamago^ SG A SBST Scania K230UB with body is about $350k. Volvo B9TL is about $400k~$450k. Add COE for a private bus, and also expect to pay more for road tax.
farky SG are japanese buses cheaper? then those private bus drivers buy their own buses or rent them? by the way, hope to see korea-made buses in singapore
^tamago^ SG Mitsubishi was very economical and popular among private bus operators until Euro IV requirements kicked in. It's either you buy them, or the driver is part of the company that owns it.
sir_peanuts SG honestly, this is less than i expected. i estimated it to be in the high 500k range, given the returns it can reap. singapore cars are just too ex, i guess.
nenepokey SG Scania consider quite cheap loh…cos of it’s natural Euro4 capability, unlike Volvo, nid additive then can become Euro4. the additive oso nid $$$ leh…nothing is free in this world…
Scania SG Volvo has the D7E and D12E engines which do not need additives to become Euro 4, with additives, they meet Euro 5 standards.
MitEvolution SG now sg only have Isuzu chassis euro 4 ….but last recent year many of the private bus operator buying Isuzu coz cheaper than mitsubishi and hino….in japanese bus hino is better than isuzu and mitsubishi but hino price is expensive than those 2 chassis..sad Hino euro 4 will be not in sg ..but next year hino euro5 will come to sg…
^tamago^ SG When they bought them 10 years ago, they cost around $300k. Now a B9TL is about $400k. It is actually quite value-for-money already. You can't pay any lesser. The cheapest 12m bus is the 1998 UMW-Dennis Lance at about $160k per bus.
Oceane SG Isn't that because Dennis was trying to get rid of it's Lances and SMRT (then TIBS) took them all for a cheaper price?
manjieass SG No wonder la.. Cheap price has cheap qualities.. 90% of the time when i take a dennis lance (esp malaysian bodied) will be damn warm lo.. Air con like for show only.. The remaining 10% of the time is when its raining then its cold..
